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Hi guys. Was given(!) about 50 sealed packs of Pokémon cards from the early 2000’s. I have no experience with them so I looked at solds and made a few auctions. One of the sets I listed matched a sold set exactly, even the upc’s are the same. That auction sold for over 300 bucks! The title included the words “1st edition” so I put that in mine as well. Got a message from someone asking how that was possible when they don’t say that on the package. Good question. Called ebay and they told me I can’t take the listing down because there are bids. They even went into google and did research while I sat on the line. Said they just want me to sell it as listed and hope for the best. I’m not trying to be dishonest and prefer a hassle free experience for both myself and my buyer. Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated!
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don’t know, but maybe this will help?
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Looks to me like yours are definitely not first edition, as they lack the first edition symbol in the lower corner of the front of the pack.
I know some things can’t be changed once bids have been obtained. I wonder if a subtitle can be added? Saying something like “Correction: Not first edition.”
After the auction closes, I would immediately notify the winning bidder of the problem, and give the bidder the opportunity to cancel.
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I was doing a bit of research on this for my own curiosity, and nowhere in seal pack identification did I find info that there is a “1st edition” marking on the outside of the packs. The actual cards have 1st edition markings.
You may want to bite the bullet and open a pack. Who knows, maybe you’ll get lucky and pull a mint 1st edition holo charizard. Hey it could happen!
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I actually did find my cards as first editions. There is a little black badge in the lower right corner that says first edition. I am tempted to open a pack! I relished them correctly as an auction last night and had a nice note from a buyer who was willing to give me 60$ Including shipping if I could verify they were in great condition because he needed them for his nephews birthday. 🤨
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Because there are bids, you literally can not end the listing. Ebay has it programmed so as to block/stop the removal. Once the bidding closes, I would offer that you sincerely and calmly message the buyer with something like- Hello such and such. I see that you have won the auction and it is with my sincerest apologies that I must inform you of an inaccuracy that was in the listing title. It was noted that this is the first edition which was a mistake. I sincerely apologize for this mistake and would like to know if you would like to continue with the purchase or if you would like to cancel it. Again, I am sorry for this error and apologize for any inconvience it may have caused. Thank you.
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Hi guys. Thanks for the insight. First I went into the listing and was able to add a note to the description about the error. Then just for kicks I tried to end the listing. It looked like it would end but before I tried I sent the 2 bidders a note explaining/apologizing. Then I went back and ended it and it worked! Not sure why ebay said I couldn’t but glad I tried and glad I was able to talk to you guys about it too!
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